Rappers Who Died Under Suspicious Circumstances

Before he died, Andre Hicks (aka Mac Dre) never became a mainstream rapper, but he did leave his mark on the industry. In late 2004, after performing a show in Kansas City, Hicks and the van he was riding in was attacked. The rapper was shot in the neck and killed. When police approached witnesses

Before he died, Andre Hicks (aka Mac Dre) never became a mainstream rapper, but he did leave his mark on the industry. In late 2004, after performing a show in Kansas City, Hicks and the van he was riding in was attacked. The rapper was shot in the neck and killed. When police approached witnesses and friends of Hicks to put together information, no one was willing to cooperate (via SFGate). Some of the rapper's entourage even pretended they didn't know Hicks.

With nothing to go off of, police made no arrests, but they did follow up on some rumors. The most prevalent whisper was that Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins, a Kansas City rapper, was responsible. "Every shooting that happened (in Kansas City), you would get calls saying, 'Fat Tone did it, Fat Tone did it.' His name always came up," said Detective Everett Babcock. Still, police followed up on the talk. In the end, Watkins was thought to be innocent, but rumors still circulated the streets.

"I told him we expected retribution," Detective Babcock said. "He said, 'I'm watching myself.'" Months later, in May 2005, Watkins was discovered dead in Las Vegas from bullet wounds. The shooter, Andre "Mac Minister" Dow, who was later caught after a 10-month manhunt, admitted that he shot and killed Watkins "to avenge Hicks' killing." So, it'd appear that Watkins died for a shooting in which he was never even named a suspect.

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